Background*

Ms. Susan D. Whiting serves as an Executive Advisor at Moxie Software, Inc. Ms. Whiting served as the Chief Diversity Officer of Nielsen Holdings N.V. (now know as Nielsen N.V.) from October 14, 2010 to December 31, 2013 and also served as its Vice Chairperson from November 2008 to December 31, 2013. Ms. Whiting served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of the Media Measurement & Information of Nielsen Holdings N.V. (alternate name The Nielsen Company B.V) ... and as its Executive Vice President since January 2007. She served as the Chief Diversity Officer of The Nielsen Company B.V., from October 2010 to December 2013. She served as Vice President of Nielsen Finance LLC. She served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Media Measurement & Information and Nielsen Media Research U S. at The Nielsen Company B.V. She served as the Chairman of the group and Executive Vice President of TNC (US) Holdings, Inc. since December 2006. She served as an Executive Vice President of The Nielsen Company, B.V. since January 2007. She served as an Executive Vice President of the Media Measurement & Information of The Nielsen Company since April 4, 2005, where she was with overall responsibility for the Nielsen Company group's business units, including Nielsen Media Research, Nielsen Media Research International, Media Solutions, and Nielsen Entertainment. Ms. Whiting served as the President and Chief Executive Officer at Nielsen Media Research, Inc., since 2001 and which she joined in 1978 as part of its management training program. She also held various executive level positions with Nielsen Media Research, Inc., including President and Chief Operating Officer and General Manager of the National Business Unit. In February 1997, she served as General Manager of National Services and Emerging Markets, where she was responsible for the sales and marketing of national services for broadcast and cable networks, advertising agencies, syndicators and local cable system customers. She served as the Chief Diversity Officer of Nielsen BuzzMetrics, Inc since October 2010 and its Vice Chairman since November 2008. Ms. Whiting has more than 27 years of management, marketing, information systems, and business development experience. Since 2000, she was responsible for the sales and marketing of national services for broadcast and cable networks, advertising agencies, Syndicates, and local cable system customers. She served as Group Chairman of Board of A Nielsen Corporation. She served as the Chairman at Nielsen Media Research, Inc., since January 2007. She served as Chairman of the Board of VNU Inc., since December 2006. She served as Vice Chairman of The Nielsen Company since November 2008. She served as Vice Chairman at Nielsen (India) Private Limited since November 2008. She served as Vice Chair at A Nielsen Corporation (Also called as The Nielsen Company B.V.) from November 2008 to December 31, 2013 and served as its Director until December 31, 2013. She has been a Director of Moxie Software, Inc., since March 20015, and Alliant Energy Corporation since July 29, 2013. She has been a Director of NetRatings, Inc., since November 1, 2005 and Wilmington Trust Corp. since December 15, 2005. She serves as a Director of Interstate Power and Light Company. She serves as Director of Wisconsin Power and Light Company and VNU Inc. She serves as a Director of The Advertising Council, Inc, the YMCA of Greater New York. and The Trust for Public Land. Ms. Whiting served as a Board Observer and a Director of Nielsen BuzzMetrics Inc. She served as an Independent Director of MarkMonitor, Inc. since October 2009. She served as a Director of Center for Communication, Inc. She served as a Director of Nielsen Media Research, Inc. and TNC (US) Holdings, Inc. She also serves as a Director of Young Men's Christian Association of Greater New York. and International Radio & Television Society Foundation Inc. She is a Vice Chair of the Corporate Fund Board of the Kennedy Center of Performing Arts. She is a Member of the Boards of Trustees of Chicago's Peggy Notepaper Nature Museum and Denison University. She served as President of the Connecticut Women's Forum, New York Radio and TV Research Council. She serves as a Member of Nielsen’s Executive Council. she served as a Board Member of the Advertising Research Foundation. As Vice Chairperson, she had responsibility for global client relations, communications and marketing, public and government affairs, corporate social responsibility, and Nielsen’s diversity initiatives. Recognized in 2007 by The Wall Street Journal as one of their “Women to Watch,“, She was named that same year by Crain's New York Business as one of the 100 Most Influential Women in New York City. She was a recipient of the 2009 Women Who Make a Difference Award from the International Women's Forum. She is a recipient of the Humanitarian Award from the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, the Outstanding Female Role Model award from the NBA Wives Association, the Women's Venture Fund Highest Leaf Award and the President's Award from the Image Foundation. She is also a Member of the Tiffany's Circle of the American Red Cross, the Economic Club of Chicago, the International Women’s Forum and the Chicago Women’s Network. Ms. Whiting received the Alumni Citation from Denison. Ms. Whiting graduated from Denison University, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics.

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